Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-09-04
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sCN8As EYESISe. August 5.
The moon rides high among the shifting
patches of fseey cloud aud sends heI sois
rays down. shimmeung tns rippled bsy and
aood.ng bill and towa with nieliow Light.
From The peni sp once Of ihe Arlington.
where the gaesfs are hsrded ia poisoned
atmosphere. quiet sud serious family are
seen TO emerge. Weighed down With sstch
els. bundles, boxes, aud the ordinary tras-
cling ss.ps.ssssea,a. they ~earily walk sieng
the platform, passing occasional couples Of
lovers. until al length the side track Is
reached. Here amid permesilng cdor Of
petroleum, stand for their reception the pal
aiial SLEEPER and the dusky porter. tie lat
ter radiant with visions % srpectzat quar-
ters. Ia the eim unceusin light within,
the red and yellow pieces 81 paste board
purchased ~ he station are scTgtinizei. the
railway tickets sfs taken after the manner
of a nl III highway man. and the ooiorsd po--
tentate mAIe Iekiicaliy assigns las guests 70
their cu-taiDei oouohes. FoBdly nave they
looked forward 10 this retreat, where. long
before the hour OF noisy departure they ex-
peet 70 be sleeping such sleep as the just
should enjoy.
"Hsrk Did ye not hear it2"
II isa sound Of hurring feet and OF rev
elry by night almost equal 10 that Of
'Belgium's Capital.
Enter another with three children, one
in arms
After going through the car twice 20 fnd
section 10. the porter finally ASSIGNS the new
passengers their quarters ers-dubious about
his own.
CHORUS or CHILDRKN-"Ain't this slick7"
when do we get there who sleeps
in there" hats that for?'-"W WhoY'-
who" "-"Will papa meet usg' But high
above the Juvenile chimes and t.1e material
responses rings out the strong voice OF the
infant phenomenon.
"As If the clouds its echo would repeat.
For full twenty minutes that unsbated
strain 10 heard until the wonld-be sleeper IN
the berth, although a man of kindest heart
and q father, becomes quite disposed TO re-
gard the obsolete dogma of infant damna-
ton with favor. The music has been in
geniously prolonged. and varied from tegato
TO stdccdtO by the mothers lll-tlmed inter-
ference until. from sheer exhaustion. the
wind instrument subsidies, or rather is in
terrupted by an arrival.
NEW VoIcEs-"Here Joe"-'this way,
Sue-"tike care, cousin tin little louder
tone" "thsre they are" why. we
thought we'd never get here" (all. out of
BREATH There Is the usual Osculation all
around, mingled with how dye dos,
which partially Teyiyes the infantile notes.
And now the noise which had become
some hat monotous IS succeeded by an in
terninsbie clatier. Two or three talk al once.
One of the party is evidently a little deaf,
aud the. information must be almost shouted
10 her. We are .old all about the time they
left. aud which way they came. and what
they had for dinner, and Emily's engage
ment, and Johnnie's measles. We learn
all about I'd" and Jim" and why Rose
| is going TO marry that teller," and that DR..
| Sawbones' horse is dead-in fact the three
| weeks activities in the domestic and social
with scrGpulous fidelity. in that sleeping
| car conversation.
Then there Is temporary lull with an
occasional remark, like big drops Of rain be-
| tween down pouriDgs in shower, and
"Sue" remembers that she has left some
| thing in the station. while Joe wants 10
| telephone somebody. After duly impress
| ing these truths upon the mind of the deaf
| individual, out they all go, calling back TO
a IL a
| groans pdteT famiiias in his berth-promis-
| ing a speedy retarn
| There Is a slight respite broken abruptly
| by the mother scolding one of the children
| for putting his feet in the WRONG place.
| This awakes the musical genius OF the fam
| lily, and il suddenly starts up like a circus
| caiiiope in a procession. Nearer, nearer.
nearer. the absentees come. the car trembles
as they alight upon the steps. and through
| the aisle they al rueh, beginning an account
| Of their adventures long before number ten
is reached. The gratifying intelligence Is
dispensed that the train 20 which the sleeper
| IS 10 be attached is thirty minutes late
! although whether thirty or twenty-five is
not quite settled between the trio. There
is more talk about Affairs in Brownville and
! vicinity, railway accidents, bathing and
boating, and then some one consults a
| watch. This is a reminder that dozen
| matters already disposed OF must be talked
over anew: the time OF arrival is again dis.
cussed; I'd is TO get somebody's love
| and Jane is mot 20 know" something
| else: oil the relatives and acquaintaDces are
| mentioned 70 be remembered, there ara
| good byes. and write soons, and take
| cares. and thanks awfullv" and kissing
all around again. Then, getting half out
first one and then another must 90 bach
for something left or forgotten. Then thers
ia calling from the car door and platform
| about further remember" and meetings
After about an hour OF this performance
they all leave to walk up and down ths
| platform. finging farewell messages af Ia.
car windows, which meet with answer
and responsive rape from within.
Meantime the car has been filling up
There is brushing back and forth agsins
| the heavy curtains. voices asa got rns
telegram" Any beTths lefi2 Haven't
doubse lower The portsT's yes sar. Nc
sar j. heard in response to The f1sillade
OF inquiries. and
Two YouSe AEv ARHIvE-Tbey are n
vsxed spirits. evidently have been fishing
and have taken something besides the gifu
| 81 Neptune. No. from the rear platform
shouts almost al the top 81 bis voice, 70 hi
companion. Biddiecomer And Biddle
come in = slightly lowered tore, sD.wer
back that be = there Then No. / bas
lively racket with the porter
No. IL" Sow remember. no monkeyin,
this tiue Won { give up our beTths s. -,
did three weeks ago What number g.,
ron say Yes. telegrsphed for IT,
Then hsul out these things. ppei
Eve 90 got bov IN L. ssakss the boy an
curses the porter.
In slumbers q midnight TIE sailor DO,
lay
Porter tries 70 explain, bat No. 7 grows
more f8Ti0at threatening a. sOr1s Q
csisrnities snd dsrnsgss. Then be r0shs.
CIT 70 the depot % ses the sgsn
sFout his berth-tieket Duonl